Nickel discretization and quality review in Gllavica mine, Kosovo

Rafet Zeqiri¹

¹University of Mitrovica, Mitrovica, 40000, Kosovo

Min. miner. depos. 2021, 15(1):35-41

https://doi.org/10.33271/mining15.01.035

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ABSTRACT

Purpose. Professional approach to mineral deposit evaluation and estimation of Ni is done by modeling the ore body presenting the interest zone to be exploited.

Methods. With the intensive development of professional software dedicated to solving mining problems and ore reserves, Gllavica mine has implemented Surpac v.6.2 software. This software makes it possible to evaluate and estimate mineral deposit of Ni in Kosovo.

Findings. Based on geological exploration, drilling and sampling It was possible to find the quality of the ore, the footwall and hanging wall contact with ore body. The ore grade was examined and determined in the case of longitudinal geological profiles using Surpac v.6.2 Software by digitizing each drilling hole based on a database which was created considering assay, collar and survey files.

Originality.The use of appropriate software, creation of databases according to the values acquired from the field research provides the best possible assessment argued in this paper.

Practical implications. Geological research provides safety during ore exploitation that must be continuous throughout the exploitation phase. Geological research excludes blocks that differ from other blocks in terms of ore quality, so discretization of the source has enabled us to find the real quality and quantity of ore by comparing it with the profile method.

Keywords: mine, nickel, ore grade, exploitation, modeling

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